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Indy man arrested in 1987 slaying of wife in Guam

Pacific Daily News
8:45 a.m. EDT April 25, 2014

Tracey Scaggs, right, sits with her baby and her parents in this photograph taken before her death in 1987. Her husband, Gary Leon Scaggs, not pictured, has been arrested in connection with her death.
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Gary Scaggs, a former U.S. airman suspected of killing his wife in Guam in 1987 has been arrested in Indianapolis, according to Carlina Charfauros, spokeswoman for the Office of the Attorney General.

Scaggs was arrested earlier Thursday by deputy U.S. Marshals and the Indiana State Police at an apartment complex in Indianapolis, according to a U.S. Marshals press release.

"The apprehension and arrest of fugitives like Scaggs are made possible by the long reach of the U.S. Marshals and the cooperation of our law enforcement partners," said U.S. Marshal Kerry J. Forestal of the Southern District of Indiana in the release.

Scaggs was indicted on April 11 on a single count of murder in connection with his wife's death.

Tracey Scaggs was found dead near the front door of her home on June 23, 1987.

She was found by her husband who remained the primary suspect for years after his wife's death.

The island of Guam is a U.S. territory in the Pacific Ocean and home to Andersen Air Force Base.